Announcements

For the first time, directors are being asked to pay for settlements out of their own pockets. Is your board protected? This question will be addressed this month at a seminar titled Directors at Risk.
The program, co-sponsored by Lowenstein Sandler PC and Willis Executive Risks, is scheduled for Thursday, April 14.
Speakers from Lowenstein Sandler...

The firm of Proskauer Rose LLP last month presented a CLE seminar on behalf of the Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel under the title Best Practices in Cross-Border Employment & Human Resources - Strategies for the Global Era.
The program took place on Monday, March 28 from 8:15 to 10:35 a.m. at the Harvard Club, 27 West...

The firm of Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP this month has scheduled a series of CLE seminars on issues of interest to in-house counsel.
At each session, speakers will be Brown Raysman attorneys still to be announced. All sessions take place at the Brown Raysman offices, 900 Third Avenue, New York City.
The programs are being offered...

A wide range of employment law issues will be covered this month as the WolfInstitute continues its series of ongoing seminars in Philadelphia.
The seminars take place at the WolfInstitute, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia. Each session begins at 9 a.m.
The courses are designed to give HR professionals, in-house counsel, benefits administrators and other...

Each year, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) strives to develop educational programs that focus on the needs of in-house practitioners at all stages of their careers. As a diverse organization with diverse members, ACC recognizes that one size does not fit all and a need exists to provide varied educational opportunities for everyone from technical...

The Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel America (NY ACCA) and the firm of Shaw Pittman LLP have scheduled a Software Licensing Seminar for Wednesday,March 16.
This comprehensive program will provide corporate counsel and their clients with an update on the best practices and key issues in software licensing and a review of...

The WolfInstitute this month is offering a half-day New Jersey seminar titled Negotiating the Physician Employment Relationship.
The session will take place on Wednesday, March 23 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the offices of WolfBlock Brach Eisler, 101 Eisenhower Parkway, Roseland, NJ.
This course focuses on key issues in the negotiation of the physician...

The Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel America (NY ACCA) and the firm of Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross P.C. early next month are planning a CLE seminar titled Sale Leasebacks - The Best of Both Worlds Is Still Obtainable in the Post-Enron Era.
The program will take place on Thursday, April 7 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the...

Christine A. Amalfe is the featured speaker at the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association's kick-off women's networking event being hosted by Honeywell Inc. Ms. Amalfe, who chairs the Employment and Labor Practice Group of Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, P.C., will speak on the topic of "No Romance Please, This is a Workplace."
The...

Proskauer Rose LLP this month is planning another breakfast seminar in its Law & the Workplace series under the title California Dreamin'.
The program will take place on Monday, March 7 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Newark Club, One Newark Center, 22nd Floor, Newark, NJ.
Companies with employees in California must comply with labor code and fair...

The New York Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) this month is offering a seminar titled Understanding the Risks & Protections in Serving as a Corporate Director in the Post-Enron, Post-WorldCom Era.
The program is scheduled for Wednesday, March 9 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the offices of TIAA-CREF, 730 Third Avenue, New York...

The New York County Lawyers' Association (NYCLA) on Wednesday, March 16 has scheduled a CLE seminar titled Ethical Considerations in International Transactions.
There is not much guidance for American lawyers practicing internationally primarily because many legal organizations and the public are concerned with disciplining domestic lawyers and United...

The New York County Lawyers' Association's (NYCLA) Board of Directors has approved a report, Making Progress: How New York's Top 24 Law Firms Address Issues of Concern to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community.
The report, based on results of a survey conducted by NYCLA's LGBT Issues Committee, found that New York's largest law firms...

The New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) on Saturday, March 5 will present its 2005 Redevelopment Law Institute.
Redevelopment is a key objective of the State Development and Redevelopment Plan and remediation of adverse environmental conditions is a major part of redevelopment.
As with last year's institute, this half-day...

The New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) this month has scheduled a CLE seminar titled Healthcare Transactions 2005.
The program will take place on Saturday, March 12 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the New Jersey Law Center, Ryders Lane Exit off Route One, New Brunswick, NJ.
During the past year, there have been significant changes...

The Georgetown University Law Center and the Association of Corporate Counsel this month have scheduled their 9th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute.
The event will take place on Thursday and Friday, March 10 and 11 at the GWU Law Center, Hart Auditorium. 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. Sessions will run from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday...

In response to interest from clients in an article which appeared in the February issue of this publication entitled Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection - Two Years Later - What Hath Enron Wrought? by Stanley L. Goodman, the firm of Grotta, Glassman & Hoffman, P.C. has scheduled a seminar.
The seminar, Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection,...

The Chief Litigation Counsel Association (CLCA), a organization formed in 2001 to provide members with opportunities to share relevant knowledge and best practices, networking and training, is accepting recommendations for new members.
Membership in CLCA is by invitation only, and is now limited to approximately 35 in-house corporate attorneys who have...

A dialogue among corporations, regulators and other external stakeholders to establish principles of corporate behavior and encourage self-regulation is the only effective way to avoid future corporate scandals while simultaneously reestablishing the public trust which facilitates a successful market economy.
On Tuesday, May 10 and Wednesday, May 11,...

Four general counsel from leading multinational corporations have agreed to join the Lex Mundi Client Advisory Council in 2005. With the addition of these four distinguished members, the Client Advisory Council has reached its full size of twelve members. This group of senior in-house counsel from some of the world's leading companies provides advice and...

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has scheduled a CLEseminar titled Using the Internetfor Legal Research With LeighWebber in two greater New York City locations late this month andearly next.
The programs will take place on Thursday, March 31 at the Southgate Tower, 371 Seventh Avenue, New York City, and on Friday, April 1 at the Sheraton Long...

On January 27, 2005, approximately 200 corporate counsel interacted with outside counsel and DOJ, SEC, NYSE and PCAOB officials and staff during an all-day seminar covering corporate governance and compliance topics of critical importance to corporate counsel.One attendee was quoted as saying: "This seminar set a new standard of excellence and clearly...

WESFACCA this month has scheduled a series of CLE seminars on issues including corporate law, employment law and immigration law.
On Tuesday, March 8, WESFACCA will present a program titled How to Dismantle a Privilege Bomb: Workshop for the In-House Guardians from 9 a.m. to noon at GE Commercial/Vendor Financial Services, 10 Riverview Drive, Danbury, CT...

The firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Microsoft Corporation, the Executive Council of New York,and Geller & Company this month are planning a seminar titled The 2005 Strategic Outsourcing Forum: Managing the Risks & Complexities of Outsourcing.
The program will take place on Wednesday, March 23 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Harvard Club...